Canada

RCMP commissioner says info in FBI probe led to arrest of intelligence director

OTTAWA - An RCMP employee charged with trying to disclose secret information was discovered after a joint probe with the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation pointed to a mole in the force, top M...

Sep 19, 2019

Quebec Provincial Police question 17 people about Desjardins data breach

MONTREAL - Quebec Provincial Police have questioned 17 people of interest and conducted property searches relating to the breach of personal information of 2.9 million Desjardins Group membe...

Sep 19, 2019

Man who pleaded guilty in killing of unborn child wants to withdraw plea

MONTREAL - A Montreal man who pleaded guilty just 12 days ago to fatally stabbing his unborn child told a Quebec Superior Court justice on Tuesday that he now wants to withdraw his plea. Tha...

Sep 19, 2019

Trudeau’s 2001 ‘brown face’ and moving Beyond Meat; In-The-News for Sept. 19

In-The-News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Sept. 19.What we are watching in Canada ...OTT...

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Federal government posts $14B shortfall in 2018-19

OTTAWA - The federal government ran a $14-billion deficit in 2018-19, according to its latest annual financial report, the third year in a row with a shortfall bigger than $10 billion. The&n...

Sep 19, 2019

Health organizations call for end to promotion of vaping products

OTTAWA - Eight health organizations are calling for urgent action from the federal government to treat vaping like smoking. The organizations are asking for an interim order to curb the marketing of v...

Sep 19, 2019

Top court won't hear Mountie's appeal over harassment allegations

OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada says it will not hear an RCMP sergeant's argument that he should be compensated for alleged harassment by superiors. In 2017, the Ontario Superior Court found...

Sep 19, 2019

Students who died in Vancouver Island bus crash remembered for love of learning

VICTORIA - Two first-year biology students at the University of Victoria are being remembered for their love of learning and nature. Emma Machado of Winnipeg and John Geerdes from Iowa have been ...

Sep 19, 2019

Tax credits or cash? Parties spar over what is best for parental benefits

OTTAWA - Is it better to be paid in credit or with cash? That's a question Liberals and Conservatives tusseled over Tuesday in the ongoing federal election competition for the votes of middle-cla...

Sep 19, 2019

Trudeau's 2001 'brown face' and moving Beyond Meat; In-The-News for Sept. 19

In-The-News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Sept. 19. What we are watching ...

Sep 19, 2019